Hi all,

I actually live at West Lafayette, IN, and I'm trying to find a shop around here that willing to tint taillight using film, not paint. I'm out of luck trying to find it here so I'm asking if anyone know any good shop in chicago around that does tinting tail lights using film ? and price?

Thanks so much!!

 

West Lafayette? You're a boliermaker aren't you??? COOL! Class of 2006!

As for tint shop, I believe there is a sticky thread on here already.

 

Check here: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/chi...op-thread.html

 

i can help you do it if you want? just bring the film. im in chicago area, logan square to be exact.
ive done a few cars myself and its not hard at all, just need the proper tools and a heat gun which i have
also i will help you for free! if you bring the film.

 

YES! I am a boilermaker ! Class of 2011 for undergrad and class of 2013 for grad now

 

I will figure out what type of film i need to get and ill send you a PM

 

^ they have pre-cut stuff you can get to bring with you. Its not hard to install if you decide to save the drive up you can find some threads in the ISx50 section. I put red outs on my IS350 when I had it to eliminate the orange turn signal that "looked" out of place. If you find that thread its the same process. You can also remove them down the road unlike painting them.

Post pics after you get it done

 

i usually get the film off ebay from jdmtoy, they have a light smoke, and a really dark smoke one. let me know. sunday is cool with me because im busy during the weekdays and sat too , due to remote start season.

 

^ figured your tinter would keep stock of this at your shop

 

ill clarify this , i own a car audio and alarm shop, i do all the installations of car audio and car alarms/remote start. my friend owns the building where my shop is, he is a window tinter and has nothing to do with my buisness. since he is my friend i let him use the garage to tint, he does not do tail light tinting because it would interfere with my buisness. as we all know its against CL policy to advertise for free, thats why i said if he brings his own film ill help him install it for free.

 

geez someone get out of the wrong side of bed today?

someone needs to re-read my first post that said to get them off eBay and bring them with unless they decide to "try" to do it them self and save the drive. long haul IMO free or not.

 

I know that they have film tints for headlights but i figured being in the chicago area it would prob fall off after a couple of months? thats why i used the nite shades but clarify me if im wrong. if its pretty durable ill have to give this a shot sometime

 

didnt mean to come off that way, i was merely saying a few things. sorry if it sounded as if i were being rude, not my intentions at all.

 

well I got mine off eBay, I think it was years ago, and I installed them in my garage in the middle of winter. That garage was not heated and never had any issues. If you do a good job the first time I would assume you shouldn't have any issues. I also powered washed the car weekly.

curious why you would want to install on your front head lights, unless its strictly a show car?

 

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